What color is #6E6460?

#6E6460 is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6460?

The RGB value is 110, 100, 96: 110 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6460?

The complementary color is #606A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6460 color

#6E6460 rgb(110, 100, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6460 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.2% green and 37.6% blue (110, 100, 96).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6E6460 color codes

HEX	`#6E6460`
RGB	`rgb(110, 100, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.17, 3.21, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.17, 4.9, 49.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.099, 13.274, 12.936)`
Decimal	`7234656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6460, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E6460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E6460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6460; }
.text { color: #6e6460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 100 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6460, #6e6b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6460?: #6E6460 is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6460?: The RGB value is 110, 100, 96: 110 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6460?: The complementary color is #606A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.